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Lakeland South, Washington

Community in King County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Lakeland South

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Tacoma-Puyallup (WA), 10 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate8.6 mi
  • Ozone-2 ppb20.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-20.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide19Good20.4 ppb8.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb20.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm20.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lakeland South

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Lakeland South, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 5 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Lakeland South, WashingtonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lakeland South, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

TacomaNDBC-TCMW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,390of 1,451

PuyallupPLU

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/538 ft/132 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank864of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Auburn 3.7 SWWA-KG-114

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/424 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/6 ft/400 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Puyallup, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Lakeland South, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Puyallup, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. A THE SKY OVER PUYALLUPSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPuyallup, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PLU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Puyallup: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. B THE AIR AT PUYALLUPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 50.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEPuyallup, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PLU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Puyallup, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. C THE WIND AT PUYALLUPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPuyallup, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PLU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Puyallup, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Washington

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Lakeland South

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Lakeland South

River and lake gauges